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source for design info on custom closets
I'm looking to design and build a unit along the wall of a walk-in closet, the usual clothes hanging bars with a few shelves, etc. I want to just draw this up first so I can think out what I want....
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foam for edge of flapper door
I'm looking for some sort of foam or sheet rubber material about 0.09 inches thick to use as replacement for the original foam edge seal for a car AC duct flapper door. The original is a piece of...
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Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III is not quiet!!! (dishwasher hum)
Our dishwasher "sings" when the motor is running, you could also call it a medium-high pitch hum has started coming out of the machine (a Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III). It's about 2 years old....
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smoking light bulbs
We have two sconce lights on our wall. Each has a single light bulb (the candleabra) style. I put the bulbs in a few years ago and have never had an issue (the bulbs were within the wattage range for...
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glazing putty over primer or paint?
I'm rehabbing a window. I stripped it down and painted the whole sash with an oil-based primer. I will be painting with an acrylic latex. Should I install the window over the primer, and then top...
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Genie Excelerator
I installed a Genie Excelerator opener about 5 years ago. It has worked well up until last night's nearby lightning strike. We lost a variety of electronic things. The opener still works except...
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Regular bulbs (almost) as good as CFLs
"Chunlei Guo, associate professor of optics at the University of Rochester, ... have been able to squeeze out fluorescent-like energy performance from an incandescent light bulb. The breakthrough...
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OT - Trimmer Carb Adjust
...or point me to a more appropriate group. 5yr old Homelite string trimmer. Has a Zama carb. Adjustment thingys are not what I've seen in the past. I'm no small engine fixer type. had always...
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Plumbers - Water Pressure in House
Hi, I have a mid-1980s house with an older pressure reducing valve (PRV) from the street. I imagine it's at least 8 yrs old (owned for 8 yrs). I have had 3 significant leaks in the place since I...
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Installing Drywall on Ceiling
Hello, I'm installing some 4' x 8' drywall on a ceiling. Is that stuff ever heavy. I'm wondering if the screws I have will be enough to hold it. Should I use some sort of adhesive?...
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Why 3 Pipes on Fridge/AC etc Compressors?
Every small compressor I've seen in the back of a fridge or A/C or dehumidifier, etc has 3 copper pipes coming out. I can make sense out of 2 of them: hot out to condenser coils, cold in from...
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Intermittent Dehumidifier Compressor
My dehumidifier works sometimes, but other times the compressor doesn't seem to start up. Fan runs when it is supposed to, humid level dial seems to be working, water level switch is ok. When it...
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Acetone in keyhole?
Hello, After locking myself out of my apartment yesterday, I managed to make the problem worse by fiddling with a piece of plastic in the lock which broke off and ended up being shoved pretty far into...
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reduce sound transmission between interior walls
I've googled this and all the information is aimed at soundPROOFING the walls. I'd just like to make a decent reduction in the amount of sound that passes through the walls. The usual advice...
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Cracked Rendering and Repairs
Hi, first time poster. Having recently moved into a new home, a three bed semi, the back wall is in need of repair. The rendering is badly cracked and a proper job is required to replace it. I have a...
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